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Making The Cut At pixar

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The Art of Editing Animation

With unprecedented access to the Pixar edit suite, this authoritative project highlights the central role film editors play in some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful movies of all time.

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Bill Kinder and Bobbie O’Steen were interviewed by the team behind "The Editing Podcast". Discover the podcast in the video below and learn more about "Making The Cut at Pixar."

How Pixar Changed Storytelling Forever

What's in the book?

Exclusive interviews with animation editors and other creative leads are supported by footage from deep inside Pixar’s vault. Nearly 90 minutes of video segments include never-before-seen works in progress, deleted scenes, and demonstrations to shed light on how these beloved stories are crafted. The challenges and essential contributions of editors in animation have never been examined in such depth and detail.

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In addition to exploring method and craft, this book provides important context for the editor in animation history, the evolution of technology, and Pixar’s uniquely collaborative studio culture. A must-read for students of digital filmmaking, filmmakers in all aspects of production, and fans of Pixar movies.

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The Art of Editing

Supporting Videos

This companion website includes over forty videos, designed to support the text in each chapter. Carefully selected Case Studies of never-before-seen works in progress reveal the editor’s profound responsibility to a film’s audience. The animation editor’s key contributions also emerge through exclusive interviews with Pixar editors, as well as directors, producers, and creative heads.

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